1953 National Invitation Tournament
The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Teams | 12 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Seton Hall Pirates (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | St. John's Red Storm (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Honey Russell (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Walter Dukes (Seton Hall) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | ||||
| Duquesne | ||||
| Georgetown | ||||
| La Salle | ||||
| Louisville | ||||
| Manhattan | ||||
| Niagara | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Saint Louis | ||||
| Seton Hall | ||||
| Tulsa | ||||
| Western Kentucky | ||||
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Duquesne | 81 | |||
| Manhattan | 67 | |||
References
- Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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